Reading, Writing and Identity, James Ashley (b.1833) Within James Ashley’s memoir he doesn’t specify particular pieces of literature in which he read. However there are implications to suggest novels …
Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): Reading & Writing In one large room into which I wandered the whole of the walls were covered with photographs and posters and drawings, all with the …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Reading and Writing As I have mentioned in previous posts, the memoir of Thomas Jordan are in the form of an oral history interview. We …
H J Harris (b.1903): Reading and Writing HJ went into the orphanage at age 3 and was there till the age of 14, so any reading that he …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Reading and Writing ‘If wet in the afternoon and we had to stay in, we would have word-making, letters cut out in cardboard, but we …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Reading and Writing Florence tells us little about her reading habits and experiences with writing during her memoir ‘Seventh Child’. The only text that Florence …
Edward Balne (b. 1895) Reading & Writing Edward Balne, from an educational standpoint was certainly not self-taught. I have already hypothesized that he was in fact given more time …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Reading and Writing We now view reading as an enjoyable past time, which gives us a chance to escape our every day difficulties. In the …
Reading and Writing: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983. Harold Heslop’s desire to continue his education was realised when, at the age of twenty-six, he was granted a scholarship from the …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Reading and Writing Agnes Cowper came from a working class, seafaring, Liverpudlian family. On leaving school at the age of fourteen she became an assistant …
